AUBURN – World War II veteran Phyllis (Collins) Gallant, 94, was in a pink velvet leotard and tights dancing for an audience of grateful Navy men at the Naval Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 1945, when the announcement was made that the war was over.“The high-echelon Navy came and made the announcement. There was a lot of yelling, and we all ran out into the streets. Everyone was jumping and shouting and hugging. I was out of uniform in my costume in the...

WORCESTER - Following a national search, the College of the Holy Cross has hired Amit Taneja as the associate dean for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. This new position at Holy Cross is part of the institution’s...

GRAFTON - Apple Tree Arts has appointed Brian Barlow and Joanne Dufresne as co-chairs of the nonprofit community school of the arts’ Completion Campaign to support the renovation of the Grafton Town House into a community performance arts...

HARDWICK - Town Administrator Sherry Patch is among three finalists for the town administrator's job in Sunderland.The other finalists are Andrew Golas, executive assistant to the town manager in Palmer, and Michele Giarusso, a Finance...

As a part of the Transformative Development Initiative program to implement sustainable revitalization activities, MassDevelopment provided $71,400 in grants through TDI Places to support small-scale, short-term projects in Gateway...

SPENCER - SpencerBANK recently donated $500 to The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in support of its annual BridgeFest, to be held Sept. 19 in Elm Park, Worcester. The financial institution also gave $1,000 to the Worcester chapter of...

WORCESTER - The YMCA of Central Massachusetts has borrowed $8 million from TD Bank, through the sale of a tax-exempt bond, to pay for renovations at the four Y branches in Worcester, Westboro and Fitchburg.

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